/tags/working-mothers working mothers en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:19:00 GMT /immigration/2025-12-12/ice-arrests-are-forcing-american-moms-to-leave-their-jobs A new analysis shows that increased immigration enforcement is reducing labor in the child care workforce. The ripple effect is impacting mothers with young children. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:19:00 GMT /immigration/2025-12-12/ice-arrests-are-forcing-american-moms-to-leave-their-jobs Barbara Rodriguez | The 19th /2019-05-20/hot-job-market-is-wooing-women-into-workforce-faster-than-men Over the past three years, women returned to the workforce at more than double the rate of men. Growth in industries that rely on women and heavy recruitment of women might help explain why. Mon, 20 May 2019 16:43:27 GMT /2019-05-20/hot-job-market-is-wooing-women-into-workforce-faster-than-men Yuki Noguchi /2019-03-10/exclusive-white-house-and-ivanka-trump-propose-new-spending-on-child-care The president's budget is expected to propose drastic cuts to government programs. But NPR has learned it will also call for increased spending on child care, something Ivanka Trump has championed. Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:41:00 GMT /2019-03-10/exclusive-white-house-and-ivanka-trump-propose-new-spending-on-child-care Tamara Keith /npr-breaking-news/2018-04-11/make-room-for-baby-after-giving-birth-duckworth-presses-senate-to-bend-rules The Illinois Democrat is the first sitting senator to give birth. She's using the opportunity to call on the Senate to adjust its rules to accommodate new parents and elevate family-friendly policies. Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:34:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2018-04-11/make-room-for-baby-after-giving-birth-duckworth-presses-senate-to-bend-rules Emmarie Huetteman /2018-03-08/statehouses-have-a-ways-to-go-to-accommodate-new-moms In Virginia, a new class of state lawmakers includes mothers of young children. The delegates are finding a workplace not as accommodating as they would like. Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:58:00 GMT /2018-03-08/statehouses-have-a-ways-to-go-to-accommodate-new-moms Sarah McCammon, Sarah McCammon /2017-11-30/working-moms-have-been-a-thing-since-ancient-history Who ruled early farming? Women! Studies of ancient bones show that women's physical labor was crucial to driving the agricultural revolution in Europe. Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:09:00 GMT /2017-11-30/working-moms-have-been-a-thing-since-ancient-history Michaeleen Doucleff